[Summer Anisongs] Iconic and Popular Anime Tracks That Feel Like Summer

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It’s a song from the popular anime Love Live!.

The passionate melody evokes the feeling of summer.

It’s produced with extremely high quality.

You could say it’s a track packed with the charms of nine star-studded voice actors.

It’s a song from their third single, released in 2012.

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This is the opening theme of the hero anime TIGER & BUNNY, depicted with an innovative setting.

As the series gained recognition, the song did as well, and it can be considered a signature hit from the hugely popular youth-favorite band UNISON SQUARE GARDEN.

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Utakata Hanabi [supercell] [Subtitled]

It was used as an ending theme for Naruto Shippuden.

The ending sequence had a bittersweet mood, showing the heroine walking alone along the seaside.

The lyrics tell a slightly sad, story-like tale of love.

Words that evoke summer festivals blend well with the singer’s strong feelings for the other person, so it’s worth paying attention not only to the beautiful melody and vocals, but also to the lyrics.

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It’s a single released in 2006 and the opening theme for Higurashi: When They Cry.

Despite the anime’s cute art style, it’s a madness-tinged horror work, and the music captures that worldview brilliantly.

If you extend the intro phrase and play it in reverse… well, if you’re curious, look it up.

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A signature hit by LiSA and the theme song of the anime Sword Art Online The Movie: Ordinal Scale.

The way it shifts in an instant from a jazzy intro to a full-on rock sound with harmonics is irresistibly cool.

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Free! Eternal Summer Ending

This is the ending theme of the anime “Free! -Eternal Summer-,” which depicts handsome high school boys dedicating their youth to swimming.

The song is performed by the voice actors who portray the characters in the series, and it is well-loved by both fans of the show and voice actor enthusiasts.

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Ikimonogakari – Hanabi

A song that served as the ending theme for the hugely popular TV anime BLEACH.

You can feel how the lyrics overlay the singer’s emotions onto fireworks that sparkle, flicker, burn, and fade into the summer night sky.

The words also evoke the image of the protagonist, Ichigo Kurosaki, fighting with unyielding strength to protect his friends, right up to the very end.

With its upbeat, driving tempo, the track conveys the heat of summer while also carrying both passionate intensity and a touch of melancholy.

Brimming with vitality, it’s the perfect song for summer!